NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AGENDA – 2

(NHERA 2)

AGENDA:
Agendum 1. Improving research capability of HEIs towards International competitiveness
Agendum 2. Enhancing research productivity of HEIs
Agendum 3. Generating new knowledge needed for the advancement of higher education as well
as for national development
Agendum 4. Promoting and facilitating dissemination and utilization of research outputs

PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS / THEMES

Education and Education Management
1. Program / Curricular studies on higher education
Assessment of present programs/curricula
International benchmarking of best practices towards development of new programs /
curricula
2. Policy Oriented Studies
Financing of higher education; cost sharing in higher education
Economics of higher education
Governance and management of higher education
Accreditation and other quality assurance mechanisms
Rationalization of higher education
Internationalization of higher education
Access and equity measures
Student financing models
3. Research on quality and standards in the context of:
International rankings and global benchmarking
Quality assurance systems
Equivalency
Redefining classifications of HEIs
4. Technology and education
5. Model building studies
6. Institutional development studies
7. Manpower demand and supply studies
8. Graduate tracer studies
9. Other research topics considered by the Commission in response to emerging needs of the
country

Higher Education Research in Support of R & D Initiatives of Other Agencies /

Sectors
1. National Science and Technology Plan (NSTP) 2002 – 2020
Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources
Health and Medical Resources
Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technology
Microelectronics
Earth and Marine Sciences
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Environment
Natural Disaster Mitigation
Energy
Materials Science and Engineering
Manufacturing and process engineering
2. National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA)
Policy
Government
Education and International Affairs
Social Sciences
Humanities
3. National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) 2008 – 2010
Health Financing
Health Governance
Health Regulations
Health Service Delivery
Health Technology Development
Health Research Ethics
Health Information System
4. Recommendations of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and
Engineering
Agriculture and Food
Electronics and Semi conductors
Energy and Environment
 Health Science
IT and IT Related industries
Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education

PRIORITY THEMES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY/MULTISECTORAL

RESEARCH
1. Food Safety and Security
2. Enhancing indigenous renewable energy source in the domestic energy mix
3. Development of vaccines and diagnostic kits using indigenous materials
4. Disaster risk management
5. Pollution control
6. Climate change specifically on the issue of global warming
7. Future ASEAN
8. Peace process and conflict resolution

Source: https://ched.gov.ph
COMMISSION on HIGHER
EDUCATION RESEARCH
AGENDA

Submitted By:
Julius R. Tolentino

Submitted To:
Prof. Elmer C. Perez